Thursday, February 19

Spring Sing 2015: Priscillia and Alan

As Priscillia Omon sat in a songwriting class listening to her classmates’ breakup compositions, one piece suddenly caught her attention. The song “Who Cares” was written by fourth-year ethnomusicology student Alan McDonnell over winter break back home in Chile. Read more...

Photo: Third-year ethnomusicology student Priscillia Omon (left) and fourth-year ethnomusicology student Alan McDonnell (right) will perform McDonnell’s original song, “Who Cares,” at Spring Sing on Saturday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)


Spring Sing 2015: Griffith and John

At a coffee shop open-mic night, John Wayno sat and listened passively to the musicians migrating to and from the stage. Wayno kept his eyes closed as he grooved along to the music, but said he found that the sounds didn’t catch his attention for long. Read more...

Photo: John Wayno (left), a Westfield State University alumnus and pianist, and first-year world arts and cultures student Griffith Clawson (right) will perform Clawson’s original love song, “Gold,” at Spring Sing. (Courtesy of Nino Panzarella)


Spring Sing 2015: Wait For It

For third-year English student and singer Gabby Puyat, the wait is over. Her band, Wait For It, is the first electronic dance music group in Spring Sing history. Read more...

Photo: EDM group “Wait For It,” comprised of former UCLA student Bentley Montes (left) and third-year English student and vocalist Gabby Puyat (right), will perform an original, co-written song, “Remember,” at Spring Sing. (Courtesy of Bentley Montes)



Spring Sing 2015: Lashon Halley

Lashon Halley found out she was performing at Spring Sing, called her friend Xiomara Fambrough and said, “Yo Xi, I got in with the song I wrote for you.” A year ago, Halley wrote the song “Done with You” for Fambrough, who was having problems with her boyfriend. Read more...

Photo: Third-year art history student Lashon Halley, who draws much of her musical inspiration from personal life experiences, will be performing her original song, “Done with You,” at Spring Sing Saturday. (Eu Ran Kwak/Daily Bruin)


Spring Sing 2015: Nick Valentini

With three Spring Sings already under his belt and a UCLA degree imminent, fourth-year cognitive science student Nick Valentini is in the midst of working towards the future. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year cognitive science student Nick Valentini, who will be performing alongside his band Loop Garou, will also take the stage Saturday as a solo artist, with his original song “Mr. Mister.” (Conor Cusack/Daily Bruin)


Spring Sing 2015: Natalie Brainin

Natalie Brainin said she knew from her first year at UCLA that she wanted to perform as a soloist in Spring Sing. The third-year ethnomusicology student and singer-songwriter performed in last year’s Spring Sing as part of two different production groups – her sorority, Delta Gamma, and Resonance A Capella. Read more...

Photo: Third-year ethnomusicology student Natalie Brainin will play her song, “Forever,” for Spring Sing. Brainin performed with Delta Gamma and Resonance A Cappella last year. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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